reduce-nesting

Name: reduce-nesting
Author: Archive228

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How to install reduce-nesting?

archive228/loopkit/reduce-nesting

$npx -y skills add Archive228/loopkit --skill reduce-nesting

Installs into the current project.

Summary

Flatten deeply nested conditionals into readable, early-return code. Use on any function with 3+ levels of indentation.

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SKILL.md

1	# Reduce Nesting
2	Deep nesting hides bugs in the branches you didn't read.
3	- Guard clauses — handle the invalid/edge cases first and return early. The happy path drops to the left margin.
4	- Invert conditions — `if (!valid) return;` instead of wrapping the whole body in `if (valid) {...}`.
5	- Extract — a nested block doing one thing becomes a named function.
6	- Replace flag-then-branch — return the result directly instead of setting a variable to return later.
7	Target: no function deeper than 2-3 levels. If you still need more, the function is doing too much — split it.

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1	# Reduce Nesting
2	Deep nesting hides bugs in the branches you didn't read.
3	- Guard clauses — handle the invalid/edge cases first and return early. The happy path drops to the left margin.
4	- Invert conditions — `if (!valid) return;` instead of wrapping the whole body in `if (valid) {...}`.
5	- Extract — a nested block doing one thing becomes a named function.
6	- Replace flag-then-branch — return the result directly instead of setting a variable to return later.
7	Target: no function deeper than 2-3 levels. If you still need more, the function is doing too much — split it.

1	# Reduce Nesting
2	Deep nesting hides bugs in the branches you didn't read.
3	- Guard clauses — handle the invalid/edge cases first and return early. The happy path drops to the left margin.
4	- Invert conditions — `if (!valid) return;` instead of wrapping the whole body in `if (valid) {...}`.
5	- Extract — a nested block doing one thing becomes a named function.
6	- Replace flag-then-branch — return the result directly instead of setting a variable to return later.
7	Target: no function deeper than 2-3 levels. If you still need more, the function is doing too much — split it.